> In the United Kingdom, all parties are required to be notified and give consent regarding recordings. The only exceptions are if the person making the recording can guarantee that it won’t be shared with third parties, and that it is being recorded either to collect evidence/prevent possible crime or to prove regulatory compliance.

Several USA states have "all party consent" laws as well. Namely California, Florida, and some others. So where were the Greenpeace people located, and where was McCoy located? Because this sounds like a felony to me.

> Industry codes for British broadcasters and newspaper are more permissive than U.S. publications, according to Glenda Cooper, a senior journalism lecturer at City, University of London. Intrusions such as an undercover recording can be seen as a last resort for information deemed to be in the public interest. "It is seen as part of the investigative journalist’s tool kit, if it can be justified,” she said. “It’s not the first thing that you do."

Does Greenpeace get to decide what's legal and what's not in the UK? I don't really care about this one way or another, I'm just interested in the legality of this recording and subsequent release in the first place.

[0] https://getvoip.com/blog/2020/07/14/call-recording-laws/